Long Beach bicyclist, 15, critically injured by hit-and-run driver

LONG BEACH - A 15-year-old cyclist was in critical condition Thursday evening after a hit-and-run incident in Long Beach, according to police.

The boy was traveling westbound on a bicycle on 61st Street at about 4:55 p.m. when he rode through a stop sign and was struck by a northbound vehicle on Linden Avenue, according to spokeswoman Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department.

The motorist fled the scene, she said.

The victim was transported to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition, Pratt said.

The suspect’s vehicle was described as as silver or light colored compact vehicle that may have sustained right front-end damage, she said.

Anyone with information is asked to call LBPD’s Collision Investigation Detail at 562-570-7355.